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George Clooney was among the honorees at the 45th annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C. on Sunday, and Julia Roberts celebrated his achievement with a gown covered in photos of the actor.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul attended the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony Sunday in Washington.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul attended the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony Sunday in Washington.

Knight, Clooney, Grant, León and U2 were all celebrated at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which annually honors a select group of people for their artistic influences on American culture.

The Kennedy Center Honors is returning to tradition this year

The Kennedy Center Honors is returning in December

Actress Sally Field, singer Linda Ronstadt and the disco-funk band Earth Wind and Fire shared the spotlight Sunday night as part of the latest group of recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievement in the arts. Also in this year’s class were conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and long-running children’s TV show “Sesame Street.” Sunday’s event featured a...

President Donald Trump says he will watch the Washington Nationals play in the fifth game of the World Series. Chef José Andrés, not the president, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

An employee says memorabilia gathering is common practice by staff but that he was treated unfairly for seeking and accepting a signed “Hamilton” poster.

An employee says memorabilia gathering is common practice by staff but that he was treated unfairly for seeking and accepting a signed “Hamilton” poster.

The American Idol alumna brought the house down with a performance of “Fancy”

The Kennedy Center Honors program celebrating cultural achievement opened with a standing ovation for the late President George H.W. Bush as host Gloria Estefan recounted his attendance at the arts event in previous years.

Cicely Tyson received her first and only Oscar nomination in 1972. It was for best actress for her work in “Sounder,” which she thinks of as her first major role. She wasn’t called to the stage that year — Liza Minnelli was for “Cabaret” — but now 45 years later, Tyson is finally getting her Oscar.

The Kennedy Center recently honored a TWU art major for her work. Hannah Werchan uses her struggles with Stickler Syndrome, a rare connective tissue disorder, as inspiration for her work.

The Kennedy Center recently honored a TWU art major for her work. Hannah Werchan uses her struggles with Stickler Syndrome, a rare connective tissue disorder, as inspiration for her work.

Cher, composer Phillip Glass, country music star Reba McEntire and jazz legend Wayne Shorter will be honored for lifetime achievements in the arts at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors. The national arts center also announced Wednesday a special award for the genre-bending musical “Hamilton,” as part of the gala set for Dec. 2. Before last year’s program, several honorees threatened...

The former late night host’s Mark Twain Prize ceremony broadcast bodes to underscore his influence – and his absence.

“40 Years Forward,” Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s (DBDT) archive exhibition tour, will soon wrap up a year-long celebration of the oldest continuously operating dance company in Dallas

Acknowledging that he has become a “political distraction,” President Donald Trump has decided to skip the festivities surrounding the annual Kennedy Center Honors arts awards later this year, the White House announced Saturday amid the continuing fallout over Trump’s stance on last weekend’s white supremacist demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Kennedy Center said it respected Trump’s decision and the show...

This year’s Kennedy Center honorees will include two singers, a television writer, a dancer – and for the first time, a hip-hop artist.